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Most recent forum messagesenWed, 02 Oct 2013 17:06:03 GMTJive SBS 4.5.6.0 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/)2013-10-02T17:06:03ZenRe: Can anyone identify this very pretty caterpillar I just foundhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/35390?tstart=0#35390
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:0e27de46-ab70-427c-8b6c-65664a428903] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>I don't know what to say</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:0e27de46-ab70-427c-8b6c-65664a428903] -->Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:06:03 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/35390?tstart=0#35390calum2013-10-02T17:06:03Z3 years, 2 months ago0Re: Can anyone identify this very pretty caterpillar I just foundhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/35385?tstart=0#35385
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:0fcda8ee-2e33-4d28-a00a-889a6956d60c] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>It is a pale tussock moth caterpillar, Calliteara pudibunda.</p><p><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1095">http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1095</a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I think this was the first species I reared as a lad, er... some while ago.</p><p>I found them on a beech tree near home (Surrey).</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I wonder where in Stockley Park you found it. Curiously, I used to consult for BP Exploration when they had offices there.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Mike</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:0fcda8ee-2e33-4d28-a00a-889a6956d60c] -->Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:01:30 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/35385?tstart=0#35385MikeHardman2013-10-02T15:01:30Z3 years, 2 months ago0Can anyone identify this very pretty caterpillar I just foundhttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/35384?tstart=0#35384
<!-- [DocumentBodyStart:ee5317ca-28c9-49b3-b172-d9de76b68c3f] --><div class="jive-rendered-content"><p>Hello almost stepped on this surprise caterpillar I found, near my office at Stockley Park, in Uxbridge.&#160; I have absolutely no idea what it is.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>I also took a video of him if anyone wants a more detailed look.&#160;&#160; He had a long thin red, what appeard to be a tail pointing upwards from the rear and several deep black roundish markings on the top of the main body that were only visible when it moved.</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&#160;</p><p>Any help identifying greatly appreciated.</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:ee5317ca-28c9-49b3-b172-d9de76b68c3f] -->Wed, 02 Oct 2013 14:38:19 GMThttp://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/message/35384?tstart=0#35384thewelshone2013-10-02T14:38:19Z3 years, 2 months ago20